Year 2015-16 was a particularly strong one for the College, with the scholarship and creative works of faculty garnering increased national and international attention, our academic programs earning us prominence in national rankings, and continued investments in student success helping to ensure higher graduation rates and post-graduation student achievements. All of this, and more, in a single year.
Award-winning poet Brenda Hillman was named chancellor of the Academy of American Poets while colleague Matathew Zapruder, was named the new poetry editor for the The New York Times Magazine.
Listen to Peter Freund, professor and chair of Art and Art History at SMC, explain his video-sound installation "The End of an Error," which debuted in Tehran, Iran in 2015.
From turning compost into electricity to educating students on the importance of being stewards of the planet, Saint Mary’s College continues to expand its environmentally sustainable practices. And for the first time, the College was recognized by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education as a STARS Silver Institution.
SMC was named among the top 10 regional universities in the West in U.S. News & World Report's 2017 and 2016 edition of Best Colleges, and also top 15 best value, and top 10 best colleges for veterans in the 2016 edition.
School of Economics and Business Administration’s Digital Driver’s License recognized by AACSB International as one of the “Innovations That Aspire.”
SoFi (Social Finance) named SMC the second best school in the nation for Return on Education for its MBA programs—ahead of all other California universities.
SEBA's EMBA-Hybrid Program was ranked No. 16 in the world.
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education named the College a STARS Silver Institution based on its sustainability accomplishments.
Professor Carla Bossard, scientist, world traveler and humanitarian, was named the 2016 Professor of the Year.
Baseball Head Coach Eric Valenzuela was named WCC Coach of the Year
Associate head coach Tina Estrada of the women’s soccer team has been named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Assistant Coach of the Year.
Randy Bennett, men’s basketball coach, was named WCC Coach of the Year, for the third time, by a vote of the league’s coaches.
The LA Times included KSOE's Raina Leon in its List of Essential Books by Latino Authors.
Called the e.e. cummings of ballet by The Huffington Post, Milissa Payne Bradley choreographs in a quirky style uniquely her own. As a new graduate of the MFA in Dance program, Bradley created a piece called "Chemical Bond" which was premiered by the New York Theatre Ballet at New York Live Arts.
Faculty research has received support at Saint Mary's this past year with an internal research grant program and the establishment of the Office of Research to support and recognize faculty research, scholarship, and creative activity.
Professor Brenda Hillman, along with students, alums, and a cadre of big-name writers—celebrated the MFA program’s 20th anniversary last year.
Sheila Hassell Hughes—the new dean of the School of Liberal Arts—is an enthusiastic people person with a big smile. And she is passionate about the liberal arts.
Emily Klein, assistant professor of English, wrote Sex and War on the American Stage: Lysistrata in Performance 1930-2012. This is an excerpt.
Mary Volmer ’01, MFA ’05, the author of Crown of Dust, published her second novel, Reliance, Illinois, in May. While writing these books, Volmer learned that women’s history is fruitful territory for fiction.
The School of Economics and Business Administration (SEBA) partnered with the San Francisco Chronicle to present the Visionary of the Year Award, which honors a social change innovator making a difference in the Bay Area and beyond, to Chase Adam, founder of the global healthcare nonprofit Watsi.
Garen Scribner ’11—the lead role in the Broadway musical An American in Paris—is also the rare dancer with a college degree earned while performing full-time, thanks to Saint Mary’s LEAP program.
When William Lane ’16 graduated summa cum laude, he sent the message that autism doesn’t have to hold a student back. He even founded a Diverse Disabilities Support Group through Student Disability Services on campus.
Digging up bones in an Irish monastery and learning about gardens in Costa Rica were just a few of the summer activities for two SMC students doing anthropological and archaeological fieldwork. With the help of Anthropology Department professors, they applied their studies to the real world and enlarged their perspectives.
Students make theater work—check out the magic behind the scenes of the January Term children's play, Charlotte's Web.
Saint Mary's School of Economics and Business Administration competition inspired budding entrepeneurs to turn passions into products.
Alex Levesque wanted to follow in the footsteps of his siblings and cousin, who all crossed the stage at Saint Mary’s commencement to accept their diplomas. It’s only because of the strength of his spirit and community support that he beat the odds and achieved this dream.
Gerardo Mendoza ’16 didn’t always believe his life path included a college degree. That all changed once he joined the Richmond High School soccer team and was introduced to a nonprofit organization called College Is Real.
The West Coast Conference announced that 140 Saint Mary's student-athletes were named to the 15th annual WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll, which recognizes student-athletes that have balanced athletic success with academic excellence.
Saint Mary’s College is introducing a new program that will help bridge the widening gap between earning a four-year college degree and achieving employment goals after graduation.
Saint Mary’s 1,300 graduate and professional students now have an on-campus home of their own.
The innovative master's program, Teachers for Tomorrow (TFT), which combines an undergraduate major in Justice, Community and Leadership in the School of Liberal Arts and a master’s degree in education from the Kalmanovitz School of Education (KSOE), celebrates its 17th anniversary. Read about Tamara Spencer, the current head of the program.
